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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 19.
Published in final edited form as: Rehabil Psychol. 2009 Aug;54(3):288–298. doi: 10.1037/a0016614

Table 3.

Cortisol Values

With SCI M (SD); # samples Without SCI M (SD); # Samples
Day 1
Morning Cortisol (μg/dL) 0.784 (0.36); 21 0.767 (0.22); 21
Afternoon cortisol (μg/dL) 0.738 (0.23); 42 0.664 (0.21); 49
Evening Cortisol (μg/dL) 0.664 (0.45); 44 0.575 (0.12); 46
Day 2
Morning Cortisol (μg/dL) 0.763 (0.26); 22 0.743 (0.23); 23
Afternoon Cortisol (μg/dL) 0.655 (0.20); 44 0.666 (0.44); 44
Evening Cortisol (μg/dL) 0.574 (0.18); 40 0.559 (0.16); 44

Morning cortisol = 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (beep 1 and 6)

Afternoon cortisol = 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM (beeps 2/3 and 7/8)

Evening cortisol = 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM (beeps 4/5 and 9/10)